Tshiring Jangbu Sherpa
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| Native name | छिरिङ्ग जङ्बु शेर्पा |
| Born | 1 August 1977 |
| Other names | Father of Ski |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Notable work | Climbed 13+ 8000m Peaks including Mt. Everest (3 times). |
| Title | (IFMGA/NNMGA) Mountain Guide Nepal |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Mingma Lhamu Sherpa |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
| 👴 👵 Parents |
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| 🌐 Website | www.tshiring.com |
Tshiring Jangbu Sherpa (1 August 1977), also known as Nepal's "Father of Ski," was born in Raksikarka, a small Sherpa village in the Solukhumbu district.[1][2] He did his primary education at Shree Lamu Danda Primary School, Sano Lamo, Solukhumbu and could not pursue further education. He has summited a total of 13 8000m+ peaks and is a great advocate of skiing to promote winter tourism in Nepal.[3] Out of his many achievements, Tshiring most values his lead guide position in the successful "Everest Measurement Project 2019."
Biography[edit]
Tshiring started his career in trekking through the recommendation of his third elder brother with the position of a kitchen boy for a trekking group headed to the Everest Base Camp. During this trek, the novice Tshiring faced numerous difficulties and recalled the experience as one of the most embarrassing moments of his life. While he joined the trek with no knowledge about the field, the debut trek taught him a lot. It pushed him to look into the job seriously and to acquire as much knowledge and skills as possible.
In the year 2003, he received his second trekking opportunity as an assistant guide to Mt. Lhoste. He made it to the summit at 8516 meters without any supplementary oxygen. The impressive feat provided Tshiring with the confidence and motivation to pursue a career in mountaineering. He completed his trekking guide training course in 2000 and started his mountain guide training in 2011. In 2015, he joined Nepal Mountain Academy to complete a diploma in Mountain Guide and subsequently became a member of NNMGA(Nepal National Mountain Guide Association).
Finally, in 2016 he received his membership into the International Federation of Mountain Guide Association(IMFGA) and became a certified International Mountain Guide (IMG). Since then, he has climbed 13 8000m+ mountains, including three successful summits to Everest. Alongside his IMG training, Tshiring underwent Ski training in Europe. In 2016, he certified as a ski instructor and was made a member of the Ski Committee of Nepal. He is also the Managing Director of his own company, Alpine Sherpa Guide Trek and Expedition.
In addition, he has been a board member of the National Mountain Association (NMA) since 2019, where he works as a training instructor in courses offered by the NMA and also holds a position of General secretary of the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association. Out of his many achievements, Tshiring most values his lead guide position in the successful "Everest Measurement Project 2019," a top-notch National Pride Project, which led him to be honored by the then Prime Minister Mr. KP Sharma Oli.
Career[edit]
Everest Measurement Project[edit]
Tshiring regards Everest measurement and his involvement as the Head Mountain guide as one of the proudest achievements of his mountaineering career. Mr. Khim Lal Gautam, the expedition leader and the chief surveyor along with 7 other members of engineers and Sherpas after an arduous 45 days of massive challenges and hard work were finally able to come up with the new height of Everest using the GNSS equipment.[4][5][6] The team reached the summit at 3 am on the 22 May, 2019. Tshiring played his role as the head mountain guide and led them successfully to the summit and most importantly the team was able to bring the new height of Everest to the whole world. According to Tshiring the project has been one of the proudest achievements of his life for he was able to play a part in this massive National pride project.[7]
Mountain Cleaning Campaign 2021[edit]
Tshiring was one of the members of the Mt. Makalu cleaning Campaign 2021. Tshiring together with his team was able to collect 6607 kilograms of garbage.[8] Out of which 1725 kilograms of biodegradable garbage were handed over to the local Government.[9][10] Tshiring was one of the 34 members of the program which included 10 Nepali Army personnel and 10 Sherpa supporters. Tshiring strongly believes in the sensitivity and fragility of the mountain environment. He says, "Government must impose strict rules and levy heavy punishments on the companies who are not abiding government rules regarding the preservation and protection of the mountain ecosystems". He is very much concerned of the degradation of the mountain ecosystem and impact of the global warming on mountains. Tshiring wants to take active part any in mountain cleaning up projects, in the policy making level and in educating the local community regarding the sensitivity and fragility of Mountain environment.
Nepal Mountain Academy and Nepal National Mountain Guide Association[edit]
The Nepal Mountain Academy, established in 2002, is one of the only institutions of higher learning in the world that offers academic degrees in mountaineering. Tshiring was recently elected as the general secretary of the Nepal national mountain guide association(NNMGA).Not only that, he has been working as an instructor to both NMA and NNMGA in producing quality manpower in the form of new trekking guides, tourist guides, ski guides, mountain guides etc. Tshiring has been one of the lead ski instructors of Nepal Mountain Academy which gives yearly level 1 and level 2 course. Besides working as a general secretary of NNMGA, Tshiring has been one of the key instructors giving trainings to the aspiring mountain guides on various courses on different levels. Academically, he is also involved with the teaching faculty of Nepal Mountain Academy. He conducts classes on various mountains topics to the Bachelor and the Master level students of the Nepal Mountain Academy.[11]
Peaks Summited[edit]
| Name of the Peak | Height of the Peak (in meters) | Number of Times Summited | Year(s) of Summit (A.D.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mt. Everest | 8848.86[12] | 3 | 2007, 2019 (South)
2006 (North)[13] |
| 2 | Lhotse | 8516[14] | 4 | 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012 |
| 3 | Makalu | 8463[15] | 1 | 2016 |
| 4 | Cho oyu | 8188[16] | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| 5 | Manaslu | 8163[17] | 1 | 2014 |
| 6 | Shisapangma | 8027[18] | 2 | 2004, 2007 |
| 7 | Ama Dablam | 6814[19] | 1 | 2005 |
| 8 | Putha Hiunchuli( Dhaulagiri VII) | 7246[20] | 1 | 2013 |
| 9 | Bhrikuti Shail | 6364[21] | 1 | 2018 |
| 10 | Mera Peak | 6470[22] | 10 | 2000 - 2021[23] |
| 11 | Island Peak | 6165[24] | 20 | 1998 - 2019 |
Potential of Winter Tourism[edit]
Tshiring has been the strongest advocate of the winter tourism and its potential in Nepal. He believes Nepal too can have a successful winter tourism just as in Europe and as in other parts of the world. His hunger and curiosity for the winter tourism have led him to the introduction to the Ski. He was introduced to the ski by his very good Swiss friend Mr. Ervine Jacomet. Tshiring’s official ski career began in 2013 when he attended the Ski Expedition at the Mt Puthahiuchuli along with his friend Mr. Ervine. He regards his Swiss friend as the greatest inspirations of his ski career. Since then he started taking up all the necessary ski courses from France, Switzerland and Nepal and finally in 2017 he was appointed as the first Ski Instructor by Nepal Mountain Academy. From then on, he has been working as the chief instructor every winter for the Ski level 1 and level 2 course and Tshiring for all his contributions in introducing ski Amongst the Nepali community and for his tireless effort in promoting the ski culture in Nepal, has been titled “ Father of Ski “ of Nepal in one of the editions of Nagarikmedia.com and is known amongst the mountaineering community as ,”The Pioneer of the Ski “in Nepal.
Training Experience[edit]
- Trekking Guide Training 2011
- Specialty Rescue Module training 2009
- Aspirant Guide training 2012
- Mountain guide training (UIAGM/IFMGA)2015
- Ski trending level One two 2016
- Helicopter marshaling course 2016
- General training of trainer (GTOT) 2016
- Ski level three & Research 2018
- GNSS Training Everest base camp 2019
References[edit]
- ↑ "Field Experts - NMA". nma.gov.np. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ "स्कीका "पितामह" अर्थात छिरिङ जाङ्बु शेर्पा". Ekarmachari. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ News, Nepal. "Suggestions for eco-friendly expedition". nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ "Nepalese Climbers to Remeasure Mount Everest". Time. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ "पहिलाे पटक नेपाल आफैले सगरमाथाकाे उचाइ नाप्दै". Ujyaalo Online. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ "नेपाल सरकारको तर्फबाट पहिलो पटक सगरमाथाको उचाइ मापन हुँदै". Post Khabar. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ Gautam, Khim Lal. "Measuring Mt Everest: because it is there". Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ "Popular mountain guide Sherpa offers five key suggestions to make environment-friendly expeditions - Tourismmail.com". www.tourismmail.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ "मकालु हिमालबाट संकलन गरियो ४५ सय के.जी. फोहोर". News24 : Premium News Channel. 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ Ratopati. "How to make eco-friendly expeditions? Here's what mountain guide says". Ratopati. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ @therecord. "Nepalis are not just climbing mountains but studying them too - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ "sagarmatha". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "These two things are key for successful summit of Mount Everest". Global Sport Matters. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ "Lho Tse". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "Makalu I". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "Cho Oyu". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "Manaslu". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "Mt SHISAPANGMA - Ascent Himalayas Climbing in Tibet". Ascent Himalayas. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "Ama Dablam". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "Putha Hiun Chuli". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "Bhrikuti Shail". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "Mera Peak". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "१८ जनाले गरे 'मेरा पिक' हिमालको सफल आरोहण (भिडियाेसहित)". Nepal Press. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑ "Imjatse *". nepalhimalpeakprofile.org. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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